Shane O'Brien looks to luck o' the Irish for a goal

Canucks defenceman Shane O’Brien hasn’t scored a goal yet since coming to Vancouver in a trade at the start of the season, but he wouldn’t mind if it happened tonight, on St. Paddy’s Day.

“Wouldn’t that be nice, in a perfect world,” said O’Brien, before Tuesday’s game game with Dallas at the Garage. “At least I’m getting some chances lately. It’s been nice playing with Juice [Kevin Bieksa] here and I think I’m getting closer. Nothing would make me happier than two points and a goal.”

So how Irish is O’Brien?

“Shane Gregory Michael O’Brien, so that’s about as Irish as it gets,” he said. ” My dad already called me to make sure I had something green on. St. Patrick’s Day has always been something special with our family. Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.”

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